Brianna Schoen

bschoen295@gmail.com
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Education

Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University Bloomington, IN l Class of 2018

Master of Arts, Musicology
GPA: 3.8/4.0

George Mason University Fairfax, VA l Class of 2016

Bachelor of Music, Trumpet Performance
Minor in Linguistics
GPA: 3.6/4.0 (Cum Laude)

Employment Experience

Media and Digitization Assistant, Indiana University Bloomington, IN l February 2017-July 2018
• Process media materials from IU and other regional campuses
• Ensure the proper handling of sensitive material and media formats
• Assist digitization specialists

Library Acquisitions Assistant, Cook Music Library Bloomington, IN l October 2017-May 2018
• Receive and process gifts and donations to the Cook Music Library
• Order materials for professors
• Assist director of libraries

Administrative Assistant, Mason Community Arts Academy Fairfax, VA l January 2016-July 2016
• Assist directors of Potomac Arts outreach programs
• Oversee private lessons and classes
• Answer questions about the arts program in person and over the phone
• Assemble promotional materials for the program

Music Librarian/Ensemble Assistant, George Mason University Fairfax, VA l August 2013-May 2016
• Assist Wind Symphony conductor
• Assemble folders for musicians
• Organize logistics for concerts and other performances

Marketing Intern, Smithsonian Folkways Records Washington, D.C. l June 2015-August 2015
• Compile press releases, playlists, and articles based on events at the Smithsonian
• Assist with preparation and execution of annual Folklife Festival
• Compile annual Folkways press book
• Assemble orders for patrons of Folkways
Private Trumpet Instructor Fairfax, VA l August 2012-July 2016
• Instruct children ages 9-14
• Assist with preparation for festival and youth orchestra auditions

Computer Program Knowledge

• Microsoft Office Suite
• OCLC (Online Computer Library Center)
• Workflows
• POD (Physical Object Database)
• Social Media Platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Tumblr)

Papers

“Feminist Protest Music in 20th and 21st Century America”

Prof. Jennie Gubner

“Contemporary Applications of William Walker’s Southern Harmony”

Prof. Brandon Barker

“Comparing the Publishing Firms of Gardano and Scotto in 16 th Century Venice”

Prof. Massimo Ossi

“Stylistic Borrowing in Amy Beach’s Piano Quintet no. 2”

Prof. Eric Isaacson

“Evaluating the Authenticity of Nikolai Roerich’s Ethnographic Contributions to The Rite of Spring”
Prof. Johanna Frymoyer

“A Comparison of the Finales from Beethoven’s Leonore and Fidelio”

Prof. Tina Muxfeldt

“An Evaluation of the Scholarship Surrounding Igor Stravinsky’s Piano Music”

Prof. Keith Cochran

“German Influences on the American Symphony”

Prof. Emily Green

“An Evaluation of Stravinsky’s Petrouchka as Pop Music”

Prof. Tom Owens

Known Languages
• English
• German
Musical Experience

Orchestral
• George Mason University Symphony, 2012-2016, principal trumpet 2014-2016
o Directed by Dennis Layendecker
• American Festival Pops Orchestra, 2012-2016
o Directed by Anthony Maiello
• George Mason University Pit Orchestra, 2013-2015, principal trumpet 2014-2015
o Directed by Joseph Walsh
Wind Band
• Indiana University Symphonic Band, 2016-Present
o Directed by Eric Smedley
• United States Air Force Band Collegiate Symposium, 2015
• George Mason University Wind Symphony, 2012-2016, principal trumpet 2013-2016
o Directed by Mark Camphouse
• George Mason University Symphonic Band, 2012-2013, French horn and trombone
o Directed by Jennifer Lapple

Brass Chamber
• Indiana University Brass Band, 2017-2018
• George Mason University Brass Ensemble, 2012-2016
• George Mason University Brass Quintet, 2012-2016
• Bar Harbor Brass Band Festival, 2014

Musical Training

Trumpet
• Phil Snedecor- George Mason University, Peabody Conservatory, Hartt School of Music, Washington
Symphonic Brass, Harrisburg Symphony
• Dennis Edelbrock- George Mason University, U.S. Army Brass Quintet, American Festival Pops
Orchestra
• Don Downs- Broadway musician
• Kevin Pike- Manhattan School of Music

Conducting
• Anthony Maiello- George Mason University
• Mark Camphouse- George Mason University

Recitals

Senior Trumpet Recital- April 2016

George Mason University Honors Recital- April 2016
George Mason University Honors Recital- April 2015
Curt Christensen DMA Trumpet Recital- February 2015
Junior Trumpet Recital- April 2015
GMU Trumpet Studio Recitals- 2012-2016
Awards and Scholarships

Graduate Tuition Award, Jacobs School of Music

Academic Scholarship, Indiana University
School of Music Scholarship, George Mason University
Honors College Scholarship, George Mason University
Dr. Joseph R. Herbison Memorial Scholarship

Professional Affiliations

American Musicological Society

Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity
International Trumpet Guild